Woe to it! Where are you taking it?’ Everyone hears its voice except human beings, and were a human to hear it he would collapse (1). Reported by al-Bukhari.

159 – Chapter: Settling the deceased’s debts without delay, and hastening to prepare him—unless he dies suddenly, in which case he is left until death is certain.

950 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘The soul of a believer is held back by his debt (2) until it is discharged on his behalf.’ Related by al-Tirmidhi, who said: “A fair (ḥasan) ḥadith.”

951 – Husayn ibn Wuhwah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Talhah ibn al-Barāʾ ibn ʿAzib (may Allah be pleased with them both) fell ill, so the Prophet ﷺ came to visit him and said, ‘I do not think (3) Talhah but that death has already reached him. Inform me (4) when he passes away and hasten with him, for it is not fitting that the corpse of a Muslim be kept among his family.’ Reported by Abū Dāwūd (5).

160 – Chapter: Giving an admonition at the graveside

952 – ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were at a funeral in Baqīʿ al-Gharqad (6) when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came. He sat down and we sat around him; in his hand was a small stick (7). He lowered his head and began to scratch the ground with the stick, then said, ‘There is none of you but that his place in Hell has been written for him and his place in…’